VEHICLE SUNSHINE ROOF DEVICE

• Main Authors: FUKUI KATSUHISA, TAKEDA YOSHIMITSU, SEKINO MASAMI
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 25.10.1990
• Edition: 5
• Subjects: PERFORMING OPERATIONS; REMOVABLE EXTERNAL PROTECTIVE COVERINGS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FORVEHICLES; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLES IN GENERAL; WINDOWS, WINDSCREENS, NON-FIXED ROOFS, DOORS, OR SIMILARDEVICES FOR VEHICLES

PURPOSE:To enlarge the opening area of a sunshine roof at the time of opening an opening/closing body by providing a trough member below the base end, which becomes the lower end when opened, of the opening/closing body to be moved synchronously with the opening/closing body and drawing the trough member below the opening/ closing body at the time of opening the opening/closing body. CONSTITUTION:A foundation-base 25 pivotally supporting the base portion of an opening/closing body 15 and a drive-base 30 driven longitudinally along guide rails 21 according to opening and closing of the opening/closing body are slidably fitted to the guide rails 21 arranged on both sides of the opening of a roof. First and second cam pins 38, 39 are provided at the base of a standing lying member 37 pivoted to the basic end of a drive-base 30 to be respectively engaged with first and second cam grooves 33, 36 formed in the drive-base 30. In this case, a trough member 50 is arranged below the base end, which becomes the lower end when opened of the opening/closing body 15. The trough member 50 is moved synchronously with the opening/closing body 15, and at the time of opening the opening/closing body 15, and it is linked with the foundation-base 25 and the drive-base 30 by a trough holding member 51, to be drawn out below the opening/closing body 15.